+cmart604 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Thats exactly the same price point I'll be releasing my game ROMs for. A steal at twice the price! ? I'll will also take ten copies good sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hoarder! I plan on cornering the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) I would like to announce the sales of Roms of any new homebrew game I am involved in at this time. For the low low bargain of: $0.00! I accepy money orders and PayPal. The Intellivision Revolution has finally culminated in the People's Republic of Intellivision (or Union of Soviet Intellivision Republics, if you prefer it): FREE GAMES FOR EVERYONE !!! Thanks, Rev Edited November 8, 2015 by intellivotion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 All this talk about vinyl is timely for me. Went to a record fair yesterday and it is packed with people frantically buying records. Cannot begin to estimate how much money must have traded hands. Strangely enough, it is the teens and 20s who are buying the wax. It is CDs they hold in contempt. Myself, I am just glad to live in an age where once again almost every new release is on vinyl and there is usually an electronic copy download for my ipod. Maybe such a model for carts is a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 The Intellivision Revolution has finally culminated in the People's Republic of Intellivision (or Union of Soviet Intellivision Republics, if you prefer it): FREE GAMES FOR EVERYONE !!! Thanks, Rev Ha! A little dramatic would you not agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 We all know the real reason you guys are getting into records again......... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I love vinyl and have several turntables.. I guess it's all kind of a ritual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 I'm sober and I still love you guys. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Something that the young generations can't understand. I think we're getting old... It's not really about being old. I grew up with vinyl (and in my family, 8 track!) and I absolutely LOVE not dealing with physical media. But I listen to a lot of music, pretty much non-stop whenever I can. I have no room to store all of the physical media. Nor the time/patience to constantly move around and change the record/tape/CD every time I want to listen to something new (minimum every hour of every day for my entire life). Nor the ability to take it on the road with me easily. Digital audio and huge storage in a small package is the greatest invention of mankind. I did the same thing with books last year, and I swore I'd never EVER give up the "feel of turning pages". Best decision I ever made. I freed up an entire wall of my basement for more games, made a bunch of hoarders/collectors very happy (they all got donated), and I'm reading 10x as much as I used to. E-readers are just so bloody handy. And yet... I have a basement stuffed full of video games in all formats. Thousands of them. Of course I play primarily ROMs out of convenience (for systems I have multicarts for, a list which grows by the year). But I refuse to pay for "digital downloads" that I can't make a backup of, are tied to a specific piece of hardware, or that can just up and stop working because some company feels like they need another buck from me. Vinyl's still fun for scratching, and display. But the sound itself, and the hassle involved in making it work - the only time I'd listen to vinyl these days is if I go whole-hog oldschool and buy a crank-power gramophone. THAT would be hot shit. Anyway. Sometimes something new is in fact better. So long as it actually IS better. A DRM-laden, device-fixed, vendor-dependent ROM is NOT better. But a ROM that I can use whenever, however, on whatever I want? The only advantages that a physical copy has are the collector value and shelf appeal. Which have tremendous value, of course. It'd sure be nice if they always came with a ROM copy as well. Best of both worlds and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ha! A little dramatic would you not agree. Just a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 My point is that it is only "the producer's choice" as long as we keep this Byzantine production system with high barriers to entry and high costs. In this small market, there is absolutely no need to require a programmer to get in bed with a producer and lose control of the release of his game unless he wants a big fancy production. The programmer -- he who makes the games -- should have the choice. -dZ. Thanks for agreeing with me, that is why I backed exactly what you were saying! Thank you, Wolfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 As I am saying, make them and release games however anyone needs to do so and I will purchase it or not. It's all good! Small market yes,but keep the games coming and the collectors and players will follow. We all love the games, I believe. Only time can shake that out after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks for agreeing with me, that is why I backed exactly what you were saying! Thank you, Wolfy That's not really what you said, but whatever. Just one more "ignore what I said, that's what I meant" comment from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No, that is not what happened here. I thought that in some cases the programmer may be the producer as well. My only point was who ever is making the game and choosing to release it has the right to do it there way. I was as positive as could be so I don't understand you analyzing my post in a negative way. I hope everyone here has a nice day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No, that is not what happened here. I thought that in some cases the programmer may be the producer as well. My only point was who ever is making the game and choosing to release it has the right to do it there way. I was as positive as could be so I don't understand you analyzing my post in a negative way. I hope everyone here has a nice day! I'm sure we'll know precisely what you meant here later on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I love playing the games and I love to collect. I would want a CIB for all releases, even if the costs are higher. Here is what would happen with me if alternative levels of purchase were available. Right now I buy 2 of everything CIB, when that option is available. One to play and one to shelf. If a rom, baggie and CIB of each release were available, I would probably buy the 2 CIB copies like always and then buy the ROM for LTO Flash. If it is a baggie only release, I would probably only buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Although cardboard boxes are cool, I think I'd be just as happy with a generic plastic case and color insert if it meant a $20 reduction in price from the $80 or so some of these releases go for. I wouldn't be as interested in something as simple as a baggie. While I collect vintage baggie computer games from the late 70s and early 80s, I wouldn't be enthusiastic about a modern taken on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We all know the real reason you guys are getting into records again......... i knew you were producing games but not vinyl. You've managed to keep the 3 dead ones still looking fresh. Whats your secret? Please tell me you have realized the dead ones cant escape and you dont still keep them chained up in the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) We're not getting old , we're just aging to perfection... I already feel like a fine whisky. Edited November 10, 2015 by Intymike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 ^^^^ I'll drink to that! Odds are good If I was to do it again I might do a box release. Piggy came together really fast. There would have been no way to do a box. Not enough time along with everything else, so in that sense it was the only option. We will "Officially" release a Jpeg for a box protector insert this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks in forward for the insert, BBWW. WIll let you know when Piggy arrives over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm sure we'll know precisely what you meant here later on... I meant everyone have a nice day.....how did you miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZillaRUSH Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Cart in bag for me...I collect CIB...but yes, there are more games being released these days....KIC (Keep It Cheap). Recvd Piggy Bank on Monday...and the excitement was to play the game...not to look at a box/overlay. Much easier for production/shipping/etc.. for the developers. It may help get more games out faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KylJoy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Although cardboard boxes are cool, I think I'd be just as happy with a generic plastic case and color insert if it meant a $20 reduction in price from the $80 or so some of these releases go for. I wouldn't be as interested in something as simple as a baggie. While I collect vintage baggie computer games from the late 70s and early 80s, I wouldn't be enthusiastic about a modern taken on that. Hmmm... Interesting. You mean like the old VHS boxes or like the Xbox 360 cases with a nice prited cover that slips under the clear protective plastic on the outside? I might like that. Wouldn't feel so retro but it isn't the 80's anymore. Something like this: Might be nice for a change. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I mentioned the clamshell cases years ago and was nearly shot! Anyway. Cardboard boxes. ...top flap or gatefold.....are the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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